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Dear friends, I've been a bit scarce around here the past few months. Sadly my wife has developed dementia and this terribly cruel disease makes it impossible for me to leave her alone, as in motorcycle riding. But yesterday I was able to hire a caregiver for the afternoon and treated myself to...

Like many areas my favorite neighborhood roads suffered devastating damage from the recent LNU Complex fire. Here are some before and after horror shots. Very sad to see, and this is just the vegetation loss. The burned out homes are heartbreaking. -Bill

Took this screen shot of a fire lookout web cam looking west across the northern end of Lake Berryessa and Berryessa Knoxville road north of the upper bridge. On the web cam's real time image you can select a time lapse starting up to 12 hours earlier. This shot is from just after midnight...

Been getting to know a new Effects plug-in in PaintshopPro. Kinda cool. Original image just resized and sharpened- And four different flavors of painting effects- -Bill

Yesterday's clouds were beautiful, and the little Dream 50 looked so sexy and eager sitting in the shop I couldn't resist a ride up to Berryessa. Heading down into Pleasants Valley- I like shady tree tunnels.... ....and old barns Tried an HDR treatment on this shot There's...

Yesterday afternoon I took the GB out for a ride in it's native habitat: scenic twisty local roads. For me, the bike's ergonomics and handling feel just right to the point that swooping through twisties feels like dancing with the perfect partner. Through endless curves there are no surprises...

Every spring I try to make at least one trip up through Bear Valley, Colusa County to see the wildflowers. So yesterday a buddy and I took our NX250s out for a look-see and were rewarded with some wonderful nature's eye candy. Link to map of route Heading down into Pleasants Valley my eyes...

It's always fun to ride with another GB500, and yesterday I got a visit from a new GB owner. After doing a bit of service on his bike we headed up to Winters for lunch at Steady Eddy's Coffee House. After lunch we went our separate ways, me taking the long way home to enjoy the sunshine...

Wednesday's clear skies and cool weather told me I needed to take a nice ride, so who was I to question such wisdom? I put together a nice 130 mile loop with a bit of everything: twisty two lane, county farm roads, a remote gravel mountain path, and deserted funky pavement, all featuring great...

1979 Honda CBX carbs just back from the rebuilder. -Bill

It had been too long, and the hot central valley days had me hungry for a look at the Pacific ocean and a visit with brother Frank. Time to take a two day ride, catch up with Frank, and enjoy the amazing riding to be had in the N. California coast range. Link to Google map of route My route...

With 106 degree heat forecast for this weekend I took advantage of a cooler Friday morning to try out my new Aerostich R3 riding suit. Along the way I couldn't resist taking a few glamour shots of the GB500 in its native habitat. And I found as long as I was moving, the suit stayed surprisingly...

Today promised to have perfect riding weather so I looked my little stable over to see who called out. They all looked irresistible... ...but in the end it was the little Dream 50 that stood out to my eyes. So a tiddler-friendly plan was made. Link to Google map of route Off we...

...starting with wild cloud reflections in my gas tank. So I decided a longish ride was in order to gorge on the beauty before the dry season. Link to Google map of route I rode past the dramatic rock cliffs at Monticello Dam... ...then followed Hwy 128 where it was tree tunnels...

Looking out my window yesterday morning I saw sun and vibrant green and knew I had to take a ride. I recently turned 70 so decided to give myself a gift of a longish solo ride on some favorite roads. Link to google map of route Winter's ample rains and newly leafed-out trees have produced...

Fooled around today with my camera's "partial color" setting, where it will take a black and white photo but retain only a single color which can be set to either red, blue, green or yellow. Kinda cool, I'll definitely be experimenting with this more. The Dream 50 in the shop- CB125 over at...

A rock slide at Monticello Dam has closed 128 in both directions. https://fox40.com/2019/02/14/rockslide-closes-down-portion-of-highway-128-near-winters/ -Bill

With the sun finally out nice & bright and warmer temps I just had to take a little ride yesterday. Tinkering in the shop the night before, all five bikes seemed to call out "ride me, it's my turn!" But the sexy little Dream 50 stirred my passions most and the question was settled. I decided...

This time of year I'm always on the lookout for some good fall color, mainly in the nearby wine country vineyards. So yesterday I took a nice Solano/Napa/Sonoma county loop to take a reading. The verdict: not cold enough yet to produce dramatic color but things are looking a bit more lively than...

This time of year I'm yearning for two things - the first rains to settle the dust and end the fire danger, and the welcome appearance of fall color marking the end of late summer's drab foliage. But with no rain in sight and hungry for a long ride I decided to take a late summer look around...